Liszt

Liszt

Franz Liszt composer as a young man

Favourite Franz Liszt work: six great pianists name a best-loved piece from the great Romantic

We ask six Liszt pianists to name one work by the composer that inspires them above all others
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Franz Liszt composer as a young man

1840: Franz Liszt becomes the world's first rock star

In June 1840 Franz Liszt gave the world's first piano 'recital'. Here we uncover how the dynamic pianist and composer gave birth to a new form of musical performance
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Five essential works by Liszt

We choose the greatest pieces by the brilliant but enigmatic virtuoso Liszt
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A playlist of the best piano pieces by Franz Liszt

In honour of tonight's Proms performance of Liszt's Second Piano Concerto, we take a look at the composer's keyboard masterpieces
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2 December: Liszt's champagne-fuelled banquet

Every day throughout Advent, the season of overindulgence, we’ll be telling a tale of an overindulgent composer
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